10.2 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Another name for a composite volcano.
A
Stratovolcano
2
Q
A funnel-shaped pit around the central vent at the top of many volcanoes.
A
Crater
3
Q
A large, semicircular depression that forms when the chamber that supplies magma to a volcano partially empties and the chamber roof collapses.
A
Caldera
4
Q
Long cracks in the Earth’s crust.
A
Rifts
5
Q
A landform that results from repeated eruptions of lava spread over a large area.
A
Lava Plateau
